macOS 11.5 (20G71) for MacBook Air (M1, Late 2020)

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MacBook Air (M1, Late 2020)

✓ This firmware is signed. This means that you can restore to it in Finder, the Apple Devices app, iTunes, or idevicerestore.

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Windows

  1. Install the latest version of Apple Devices from the Microsoft Store.
  2. Plug your MacBook Air (M1, Late 2020) in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, and navigate to your MacBook Air (M1, Late 2020).
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the UniversalMac_11.5_20G71_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the MacBook Air (M1, Late 2020) to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your MacBook Air (M1, Late 2020) in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your MacBook Air (M1, Late 2020) in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the UniversalMac_11.5_20G71_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the MacBook Air (M1, Late 2020) to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your MacBook Air (M1, Late 2020) in to your PC.
  3. Open a terminal, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd ~/Downloads
  4. To perform a full erase restore, type idevicerestore -e UniversalMac_11.5_20G71_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the MacBook Air (M1, Late 2020) to reboot.

Windows

  1. Open PowerShell, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd Downloads
  2. Type Get-FileHash UniversalMac_11.5_20G71_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 9ab736e121472c64f8550597c77ca6077170463d. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

macOS

  1. Open a terminal, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd ~/Downloads
  2. Type openssl sha1 UniversalMac_11.5_20G71_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 9ab736e121472c64f8550597c77ca6077170463d. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Linux

  1. Open a terminal, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd ~/Downloads
  2. Type openssl sha1 UniversalMac_11.5_20G71_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 9ab736e121472c64f8550597c77ca6077170463d. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum7f926ba7f6e536cb0a09ac7dc4ab1faf174ddb4d5344c6135aca23e75a38800a
MD5sum7f926ba7f6e536cb0a09ac7dc4ab1faf174ddb4d5344c6135aca23e75a38800a
SHA1sum9ab736e121472c64f8550597c77ca6077170463d
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